Entertainer

American Made is not just an event. It's a movement to spotlight and support the next generation of creative entrepreneurs who are turning their passion for making into thriving small businesses.

I was a very curious person because of my parents. They encouraged me to be as curious about as many things as I wanted.

Every entrepreneur talks about the passion you have for your work, and I think that's what's missing with a lot of women in business.

I grew up in a very modest home. We grew a lot of our food in our backyard. We fished; my brothers hunted.

I am not a rock star or a movie star; I'm a businessperson. I definitely know who my friends are. I'm much more open and trusting than, say, my daughter is.

I haven't been to Tasmania. I haven't been to the South Pole, and I haven't been to the North Pole. I want to see the polar bear migration before there are no polar bears. I want to see Glacier National Park before the glacier melts.

The ultimate goal is to be an interesting, useful, wholesome person. If you're successful on top of that, then you're way ahead of everybody.

I have a microphone on one ankle and an ankle bracelet on the other, so I'm well balanced today.

A lot of TV people buy more than one of an item, in case they spot or stain it, but I don't like buying duplicates - it's wasteful.

I can keep learning about all the different technologies. It's my most telling characteristic. I'm interested in trying anything new.

I sat down once with the application for Match.com and started to laugh. I couldn't even get past the first page. And that's a very good site!

I invented 'It's a good thing' before you were even born.

I'm very inspired by nature - you could say Mother Nature. I look at things around me and get all kinds of inspiration daily.

I don't think there's any company that has the same tools as Martha Stewart Living does, and people know that. They really love the tools and, if you have the tools, you can pretty much do the craft.

I'm kind of a complainer, but not about getting old. I complain about, you know, something that can be fixed.

Everywhere I go, I always look for creative entrepreneurs, whether it's artisans and craftsmen, small farmers and gardeners, or restaurateurs who use fresh, locally sourced ingredients.

I don't think there's any company that has the same tools as Martha Stewart Living does, and people know that. They really love the tools and, if you have the tools, you can pretty much do the craft.

Each generation is smarter than the generation before, and they need total diversion and encouragement and things to think about.

I don't have time to have friends come and stay, except on weekends in Maine. I invite a lot of people to come to Maine.

All the things I love is what my business is all about.